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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Loubardias had a very good analysis the other day, contrasting Weegar and Huberdeau.
Huberdeau is an incredibly talented player, great junior career, 3rd overall pick and was in the NHL at 19. He has seen success at every step.
Weegar is a 7th round pick who would not have been projected to make the NHL. He played in the ECHL and three different AHL teams. He has overcome the odds and battled his way to get here. This is probably not the first time he has had a coach tell him he needs to be better.
It is interesting that Huberdeau signed his Flames contract so quickly when it's clear that the trade was a shock to him and he wasn't all in on being a Flame necessarily. That tells me he really valued the security and knowing that he was wanted. All totally understandable. Now he has a coach who clearly believes that the way to get the most out of elite athletes is to push them out of their comfort zone and maybe we shouldn't be shocked at the result.
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The main goal for next season should be to do
whatever it takes to get Huby, Kadri, Mang out of their funks. The team will not have success if those 3 continue to struggle.